“35 years after Macross, Fire Bomber's Basara sings to pacify spiritia-stealing aliens attacking City 7.”
Macross 7
マクロス7
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Synopsis
35 years after Macross, Fire Bomber's Basara sings to pacify spiritia-stealing aliens attacking City 7.
35 years have passed since Lynn Minmay had brought peace between the Zentradi and the humans in the events of Macross. Nekki Basara is a guitarist and a singer of the band Fire Bomber. Living in a less-developed part of the flying colony City 7 which is looking for a habitable planet, he composes and sings songs in the belief that music holds a greater power. During its flight, an unknown alien race appeared and started laying siege upon City 7. However, its attacks are not conventional -- instead of trying to destroy them, they steal what is known as "spiritia", rendering victims unresponsive and zombie-like. During these battles, Basara always goes out into the middle of the warzone, singing his songs and expecting friend and foe to listen and be moved by his music. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 24 sampled reviews
What 24 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.52 · split reception
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.5
↑ 1.08
Running avg · Nov 2007 → Sep 2025
- 9 “If you have watched Macross Super Dimensional Fortress you will understand beter Macross 7 and will give it more value cause this is realy a sequel of 1st Macross unlike that Macross II Lovers...”
- 8 “The protagonist is the best in the entire Macross saga—so charismatic you’ll want to build him an altar—and the soundtrack is incredible, keeping you hooked enough to burn through all 49 episodes...”
- 9 “Shoji Kawamori's masterful mecha designs and emotionally authentic characters in works like Escaflowne and Macross Plus forever changed anime and deeply impacted my life, with the fluid Valkyrie...”
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A Tv Production · Fall 1994
Ashi Productions.Mainichi Broadcasting System · Big West
- Format 49 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 25m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1994 – Sep 1995 Fall 1994
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1267 catalog
Produced by
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Big West Producer
- Arts Pro Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor